Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:194 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has been an investigation into a number of frauds perpetrated against unsuspecting single mothers who gave birth in some of Dublin’s maternity hospitals, involving individuals adding a name to the child’s birth certificate as the father, unbeknownst to the mother, getting a copy of the certificate and using it to purchase passports for other children; the number of such cases reported in total; the number of such cases investigated; the numbers of prosecutions in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the measures introduced to prevent such fraud. [32968/04]
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